40 Amazing Color Photographs That Show What Bangkok Looked Like in the Early 1950s

Probably many will be interested to see what Bangkok looked like in the 1950s. Postwar Thailand, remaining deeply feudal country, got into a zone of U.S. influence and actively develop the business.

Take a look back in Bangkok through these amazing photographs taken by LIFE photographer Dmitri Kessel in 1951.

(Photos by Dmitri Kessel/ LIFE Photo Archives)